Day 19, January 28th, 2012

Day 19- Saturday, January 28th, 2012. 

My legs and feet are completely swollen. The bug bites I got a few weeks ago, have swollen up, and now every time I take a step I can feel them pounding. Yalakah said her bug bites got swollen too, but she doesn't know why…either do I. All I know is that my legs and feet are swollen and sore. Even just to wash the dirt from one day of service off, hurts like crazy. Today, I had to op for doing this weird-squat-thing/stand-on-one-leg/lean-sideways-while-on-your-tipy-toes. I did this so that my leg would go to sleep when I was in the shower that way I could wash it. It honestly hurts that bag. Normally my shoes are a little big, but the shoe on the right foot is now fitting perfectly because of the swelling of my feet. When I got out of the shower my legs were clean but the bites weren't so I had to come into my room and do my own version of a Doctor House episode. Haha! To bad I don't have the theme music for that show. Long story short I finally opened the rubbing alcohol and cotton my mom got for my first aid kit. So the rubbing alcohol, cotton, neo-sporin, a few band-aids, toilet paper, the tip of a safety pin, BiteMD, knee-highs, and 30 minutes later. My bug bites were burning, but clean and bandaged up. I hope this helps! I got a bite this morning on my right hand, in between my pointer finger and middle finger. That whole area is swollen now as well as the base of both fingers. When I make a fist you can't even see my first 2 knuckles. that's lovely! no? My arms are also swore from the bites. So my legs, feet, arms, and now hands are swollen and sore. :( BUT on a WAY more important note… I got ANOTHER Bible Study today, which makes 4 now. This new study is with an older lady named Margarita. The girls were surprised that she agreed to study and that she took the book and said I could come back whenever. I also got 2 new RVs today, one is in the indigenous language here. I think I pretty much killed the presentation though…not in a good way. But she understood at least what I was talking about. :) Another is with a family, they speak both Spanish and Gnobe, I used my new presentation with them. It went really well. After service I went to go translate for the brothers with the Neals. I think its really a good thing I am here, I can help a lot. I was there until 5:30. When I got home the family wasn't even close to making dinner so I had some left overs, showered and then came into my room to study for tomorrow. There were a lot of scriptures in this article. But I got them all noted and such so we are all good. In the morning, I will finish my study. Today, I got all my stuff from Mexico, that the Neals brought down. The phone my mom sent doesn't work. Telcel apparently locks there phones just like in the States. So I bought a chip I couldn't use. But the sister Micah said she had an extra phone she wanted to use for whoever might need it. So I am using this phone while I am down here. Its exactly like the 1st one I had in Mexico except instead of being Black and Red it is Black and Gray. Very nice, very nice. I have no idea what the country code is here but I do know my number is: 507-6386-6034… I am not standing you guys up. The numbers here are actually 11 digits, with the area code in there. Weird right?! Its 12 now, so I need to get to bed. I really want a day off to just sleep in and then go to bed early, I have been really tired lately. Sun is seemingly hotter lately. But I am probably somewhat more tired because of having swollen limbs. :( Sad and sore all around. Well since I am exhausted I am leaving it at that tonight. I can't really think about what I wanted to say. So Goodnight Day 19! (side note: Oh good! The crazy rooster next door has decided its time to wake everyone up. 'Honestly amigo, this is impossible!')